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Tornado Warning 79, NWS Mobile, AL

October 29, 2022George County, Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this tornado warning at Oct 29, 2022, 4:37 PM CDT for George County, Mississippi. It was in force for 17 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued: Oct 29, 2022, 4:37 PM CDT (21:37 UTC)
Expired: Oct 29, 2022, 4:54 PM CDT
In force: 17 min
Issued by: NWS Mobile, AL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.0 in

County George County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Oct 29, 12:26 PM CDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	9 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Slidell Radar S, LA (KSIL), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 127 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 27 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -92 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 756 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 35 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 218 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 239 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.3

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The text

As transmitted.

741 
WFUS54 KMOB 292137
TORMOB
MSC039-292215-
/O.NEW.KMOB.TO.W.0079.221029T2137Z-221029T2215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mobile AL
437 PM CDT Sat Oct 29 2022

The National Weather Service in Mobile has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Eastern George County in southeastern Mississippi...

* Until 515 PM CDT.
    
* At 436 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located 5 miles north of Wade, or 14 miles south of Lucedale,
  moving north at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* This dangerous storm will be near...
  Lucedale around 510 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3099 8868 3099 8850 3074 8852 3074 8862
TIME...MOT...LOC 2136Z 181DEG 23KT 3072 8858 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

CGAL

2 follow-up statements

526 
WWUS54 KMOB 292138
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
438 PM CDT Sat Oct 29 2022

MSC039-292215-
/O.CON.KMOB.TO.W.0079.000000T0000Z-221029T2215Z/
George MS-
438 PM CDT Sat Oct 29 2022

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM CDT FOR EASTERN
GEORGE COUNTY...
        
At 438 PM CDT, a confirmed tornado was located 6 miles north of Wade,
or 13 miles south of Lucedale, moving north at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Damaging tornado.

SOURCE...Radar confirmed tornado.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

This tornado will be near...
  Lucedale around 510 PM CDT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

To repeat, a tornado is on the ground. TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a
basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy
building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in
a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect
yourself from flying debris.

&&

LAT...LON 3099 8868 3099 8850 3074 8852 3074 8862
TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 181DEG 23KT 3073 8858 

TORNADO...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN

$$

CGAL

282 
WWUS54 KMOB 292154
SVSMOB

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mobile AL
454 PM CDT Sat Oct 29 2022

MSC039-292203-
/O.CAN.KMOB.TO.W.0079.000000T0000Z-221029T2215Z/
George MS-
454 PM CDT Sat Oct 29 2022

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EASTERN GEORGE COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 700 PM CDT for southeastern
Mississippi.

LAT...LON 3099 8868 3099 8850 3074 8852 3074 8862
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 181DEG 23KT 3083 8858 

$$

CGAL

The office that day

Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 29, 12:06 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Stone	39 min
Oct 29, 1:18 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Stone	42 min
Oct 29, 4:33 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	George	42 min
Oct 29, 5:12 PM CDT	Special Weather Statement	MOB	Stone	48 min
Oct 29, 5:30 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Perry, Stone	45 min
Oct 29, 5:59 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Greene, Perry	46 min
Oct 29, 6:34 PM CDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	MOB	Greene, Perry, Wayne	56 min
Oct 29, 6:46 PM CDT	Tornado Warning	MOB	Greene, Perry, Wayne	39 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.